Global Sodium Gluconate Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Form (Liquid and Powder), By End User (Construction, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Water Treatment, and Others), By Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa), Analysis and Forecast 2025 - 2035

Global Sodium Gluconate Market Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The Global Sodium Gluconate Market Size Was Estimated at USD 640.3 Million in 2024
• The Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of around 3.63% from 2025 to 2035
• The Worldwide Sodium Gluconate Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 947.4 Million by 2035
• North America is expected to grow the fastest during the forecast period.

According to a research report published by Spherical Insights and Consulting, The Global Sodium Gluconate Market Size  was worth around USD 640.3 Million in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 947.4 Million by 2035 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.63 % from 2025 to 2035. The market for sodium gluconate offers opportunities in the fields of sustainable building, water treatment, and pharmaceuticals. These sectors are driven by environmentally friendly formulations, expanding infrastructure, and the growing need for biodegradable chelating agents in various international industries.  

Global Sodium Gluconate Market Forecast and Revenue Outlook

• 2024 Market Size: USD 640.3 Million
• 2035 Projected Market Size: USD 947.4 Million
• CAGR (2025-2035): 3.63%
• Asia Pacific: Largest market in 2024
• North America: Fastest growing market

Market Overview

The manufacture, distribution, and consumption of sodium gluconate, a biodegradable sodium salt of gluconic acid obtained from glucose fermentation and known for its chelating, sequestering, and corrosion-inhibiting properties, are all included in the sodium gluconate market. Mostly used in construction, more than 46% of demand as a concrete admixture to improve workability, slow setting, and prevent steel corrosion, it is also used as a non-toxic sequestrant in water treatment, textiles, detergents, medicines, and food preservation. Government initiatives that support local manufacturing and infrastructure investments, like India's "Make in India" campaign, U.S. antidumping duties on Chinese imports to protect domestic producers, and EU green chemistry regulations that support environmentally friendly chelators, are essential for both market expansion and regulatory compliance. The growing use of detergents, textile dyeing, printing, personal care products, and metal surface water treatment are major factors driving the sodium gluconate market. The sodium gluconate market demand is anticipated to be boosted by growing use in printing, textile dyeing, detergents, metal surface water treatment, and personal care products.    

Key Market Insights

• Asia Pacific is expected to account for the largest share in the sodium gluconate market during the forecast period.
• In terms of form, the liquid segment is projected to lead the sodium gluconate market throughout the forecast period
• In terms of end user, the construction segment captured the largest portion of the market

Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

• Increasing Demand in the Construction Industry: Sodium gluconate is being used more often as an additive in concrete to improve workability and postpone setting time.
• Growth in Water Treatment End Users: Increasingly being used as a chelating agent to remove metal ions and stop scale from forming.
• Technological Advancements: Cost-cutting and purity-enhancing innovations in production methods.
• Regional Market Growth: Asia-Pacific's fast industrialization, particularly in China and India, is driving up demand for products.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the sodium gluconate market based on various segments and regions, forecasts revenue growth, and analyzes trends in each submarket. The report analyzes the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the sodium gluconate market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies, such as expansion, type launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition, have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyzes their core competencies in each sub-segment of the sodium gluconate market.

Driving factors

The extensive use of sodium gluconate as a concrete admixture in the building industry is one important factor propelling the sodium gluconate market. Growing construction activities worldwide, especially in areas with fast urbanization and infrastructure development, are driving up demand for sodium gluconate. The substance sodium gluconate is versatile and has many uses due to its special qualities. The crystalline powder sodium gluconate has qualities such as being water soluble, biodegradable, non-toxic, and non-corrosive. The product's increasing use in the food and beverage industry to avoid food products becoming bitter is also expected to boost demand for the commodity. The compound's adaptation and versatility across a range of industries, such as agrochemicals, photography, and cosmetics, have been key factors in the growth of sodium gluconate market.   

Restraining Factor

The market for sodium glutamate is restricted by factors like shifting raw material costs, low awareness in underdeveloped areas, and competition from substitute chelating agents. These factors taken together prevent widespread adoption and could affect market expansion for specific industrial end users.

Market Segmentation 

The global sodium gluconate market is divided into form and end user.

Global Sodium Gluconate Market, By Form:

• The liquid segment dominated the market in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period.     

Based on form, the global sodium gluconate market is segmented into liquid and powder. Among these, the liquid segment dominated the market in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period. The liquid sector highlights the preference for liquid sodium gluconate formulations over solid ones. The demand for sodium gluconate in construction applications is anticipated to stay strong, supporting market expansion in the steadily expanding global construction sector, which is being driven by trends in urbanization and infrastructure development.  

The powder segment in the sodium gluconate market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR over the forecast period. The powder form is preferred due to its extended shelf life, simplicity of handling, and ease of transportation. Due to its dissolves easily in water and being extremely stable, powdered sodium gluconate can be precisely dosed for use in industrial applications such as water treatment chemicals, detergents, and building additives.             

Global Sodium Gluconate Market, By End User:

• The construction segment accounted for the largest share in 2024 and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.    

Based on end user, the global sodium gluconate market is segmented into construction, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, textiles, water treatment, and others. Among these, the construction segment accounted for the largest share in 2024 and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The construction sector can be attributed to its extensive use as a retardant and plasticizer. A number of characteristics, including ease of workability, delayed setting times, enhanced freeze-thaw resistance, and decreased cracking and dry shrinkage, are anticipated to have a favorable impact on market demand across geographical boundaries.    

The water treatment segment in the sodium gluconate market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR over the forecast period. The demand for biodegradable and non-toxic chelating agents in industrial and municipal water treatment operations, strict environmental restrictions, and expanding worldwide concerns about water quality are the main drivers of the water treatment sector.

Regional Segment Analysis of the Global Sodium Gluconate Market

• North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico) 
• Europe (Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, Rest of APAC)
• South America (Brazil and the Rest of South America) 
• The Middle East and Africa (UAE, South Africa, Rest of MEA)

Asia Pacific Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

Asia Pacific is expected to hold the largest share of the global sodium gluconate market over the forecast period.

The Asia Pacific region can be ascribed to the building industry's strong demand for the product, particularly from China, a significant producer and user of sodium gluconate. Strong industrialization, urbanization, and rising infrastructure demands in strategic states like India's Maharashtra and Gujarat states, which are essential for the production of cement and textiles, and China's Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, which are important centers for chemical manufacturing, are the causes of this supremacy.   

China Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

China's strong industrial base and growing infrastructure and construction industries account for a sizeable portion of the world market for sodium gluconate. Significant sodium gluconate use has resulted from the nation's extensive urban development projects and rising need for high-performance concrete admixtures. Growing environmental laws encourage the use of biodegradable chemicals even more, which accelerates regional market expansion. 

India Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

India's sodium gluconate market is expanding steadily, mostly due to rising demand from the building, water treatment, and pharmaceutical industries. The usage of sodium gluconate as a concrete admixture is increasing due to factors like infrastructure development, rapid urbanization, and government programs like Smart Cities and sustainable housing projects.

North America Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

North America is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR in the sodium gluconate market during the forecast period.  

The growing need for environmentally friendly and sustainable chemical solutions is driving North America. The market is expanding due to growing acceptance in the food processing, pharmaceutical, and water treatment industries. The transition to biodegradable chelating agents is also being aided by strict environmental restrictions. The region's usage of sodium gluconate is increasing at an accelerated rate due to technological improvements and increased awareness of green alternatives.

U.S Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

The growing need for sodium gluconate in construction, water treatment, and medicinal End Users is propelling the market in the United States. Growing demand for environmentally friendly and biodegradable chemical solutions, combined with stringent laws, encourages market growth. The nation's increasing use of sodium gluconate is also a result of improvements in industrial growth and infrastructure.

Canada Sodium Gluconate Market Trends

Growing uses in the building and water treatment sectors are driving the sodium gluconate market in Canada. Market expansion is driven by rising environmental restrictions and consumer demand for environmentally friendly, biodegradable chemicals. The growing use of sodium gluconate in the Canadian market is also a result of growing industrial activity and infrastructure development.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the global sodium gluconate market, along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their type of offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborate analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes type development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

Worldwide Top Key Players In The Sodium Gluconate Market Include

• Qingdao Kehai
• Xiwang Group
• Weifang Honghai
• Shandong Kaison
• Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG
• Fermentation Products, Inc.
• Shandong Fuyang Bio-Tech CO.LTD
• Zhucheng Dongxiao Biotechnology Co., Ltd
• Shandong Qilu Bio-Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Others   

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting And Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Recent development

• In April 2023, the European Commission launched an expiry review of anti-dumping measures on sodium gluconate imports from China. Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd. received a significantly reduced duty rate of 5.6%, compared to the 53.2% imposed on other Chinese exporters, reflecting a favorable trade evaluation.

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at the global, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the sodium gluconate market based on the following segments:

 Global Sodium Gluconate Market, By Form

• Liquid
• Powder

Global Sodium Gluconate Market, By End User

• Construction
• Food & Beverage
• Pharmaceuticals
• Textiles
• Water Treatment
• Others   

Global Sodium Gluconate Market, By Regional Analysis

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Qatar
  • South Africa
  • Rest of the Middle East & Africa